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UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Son...
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UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Son...
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May 8, 2013, 7:56 am

The Domains
Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. “The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisation...
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Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. “The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisation...
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May 8, 2013, 7:40 am

The Domains
All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K
According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 “and never offered for sale” has just hit the market. The domain name is priced at $350,000. “ALL.com is memorable, 3 letters, brand...
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All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K
According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 “and never offered for sale” has just hit the market. The domain name is priced at $350,000. “ALL.com is memorable, 3 letters, brand...
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May 8, 2013, 7:22 am

The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1MM In Domains Led By GotHealth.com For $28K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/29/13 – 5/05/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,016,647. The highest sale was GotHealth.com, which sold for ...
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Afternic.com Sells $1MM In Domains Led By GotHealth.com For $28K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/29/13 – 5/05/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,016,647. The highest sale was GotHealth.com, which sold for ...
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May 7, 2013, 6:10 pm

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.46 Million Led By Moms.com for $252,000
Over the past week, 703 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.46m. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.46 Million Led By Moms.com for $252,000
Over the past week, 703 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.46m. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
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May 7, 2013, 4:11 pm

The Domains
ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the complainant. The Respondent didn’t file a response. We have noted before that UDRP’...
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ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the complainant. The Respondent didn’t file a response. We have noted before that UDRP’...
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May 7, 2013, 8:47 am

The Domains
Web.com Owner Of Register.com and NetworkSolutions.com Reports Earnings
Web.com Group, Inc. (WWWW), which owns the top 10 domain name registrars, NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday night. After reporting results shares of the company hit a...
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Web.com Owner Of Register.com and NetworkSolutions.com Reports Earnings
Web.com Group, Inc. (WWWW), which owns the top 10 domain name registrars, NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday night. After reporting results shares of the company hit a...
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May 4, 2013, 8:53 am

The Domains
30 More gTLD Pass: .xBox, .Merck, .Thai, .Fire; .Cloud; .News; .Gripe; .Virgin; .Cars
30 more new gTLD applications passed Initial Evaluation (IE) today by ICANN. In all 245 new gTLD applications out of the first 300 reviewed have passed IE. Some of the applications passing IE today included Microsoft’s application for .xBox; Am...
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30 More gTLD Pass: .xBox, .Merck, .Thai, .Fire; .Cloud; .News; .Gripe; .Virgin; .Cars
30 more new gTLD applications passed Initial Evaluation (IE) today by ICANN. In all 245 new gTLD applications out of the first 300 reviewed have passed IE. Some of the applications passing IE today included Microsoft’s application for .xBox; Am...
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May 3, 2013, 1:27 pm

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.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%
According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered ...
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.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%
According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered ...
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May 3, 2013, 1:46 am

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UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
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UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
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May 2, 2013, 6:02 pm